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Althea Crome is not your average knitter. Just how does she make these teeny tiny sweaters? Want to see more of Althea's work. Click on the Learn More button to see her gallery.

Here's Althea's bio:

Bloomington, Indiana-based Althea Crome has pioneered knitting at a 1:12 scale. She holds the title of fellow at the International Guild of Miniature Artisans (IGMA), and her process of creating extreme knitting requires an incredible level of precision and skill. She makes her own wire knitting needles, which have a diameter of .01 inches, and uses a fine, silk sewing thread, rather than yarn, to achieve the tiny stitches that compose her works. Her needles can accommodate up to 80 stitches per inch. Taken to the silver screen, her miniature knit garments adorn the lead character of the 2009 stop-motion film, Coraline. She designs her own knitting patterns as well as adapts traditional patterns.

 

 

 
 

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#11 Aimee Aimee 2017-10-04 03:54
Thank you for a great explanation. I was looking online for a similar idea and really appreciate it
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#10 Gerry Parsons 2017-09-03 21:19
Unique, amazing. But I can't help wondering...Why ? I am an old lady who grew up during the Depression,with the ethic that the amount of time spent on those itsy bitsy things could have produced something useful.
#9 Terri C 2017-09-03 15:28
What beauty and talent :roll:
#8 Bobbie 2017-09-03 15:25
:-) Great work!
#7 Brendaintheboro 2017-09-03 14:33
WOW WOW and triple WOW
#6 Claudia 2017-09-03 10:40
WOW! Amazing! It boggles my mind how she does this!
#5 karen 505 2017-09-03 08:23
Absolutely amazing and beautiful. I can't believe that anyone can knit such supper small items. Althea you are one of a kind and I really appreciate your work
#4 joyce_bender 2017-09-03 07:59
8) That is amazing!
#3 Katie Bee 2017-09-03 06:43
Wow! Extremely talented. Althea was interviewed on a knitting program on our public tv channel yesterday and was very interesting as well as talented.
#2 Kerry D 2017-09-03 05:36
That's just crazy and amazing.
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